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ABIM Infectious Disease Prep Course (ID)

81 lessons. Online and self-paced.

Core Microbiology

Foundational organism biology, virulence, host response, and resistance mechanisms that support board-level diagnostic and therapeutic reasoning.

  1. 1Gram Stain And Morphology
  2. 2Virulence Factors And Toxins
  3. 3Resistance Mechanisms And Selection
  4. 4Viral Replication Strategies
  5. 5Latency Reactivation And Shedding
  6. 6Key Viral Syndrome Correlates
  7. 7Yeasts Molds And Dimorphs
  8. 8Parasite Life Cycle Clues
  9. 9Biofilms And Device Persistence

Diagnostics And Testing

Approach to cultures, molecular diagnostics, serology, biomarkers, pathology, and imaging with emphasis on interpretation in clinical context.

  1. 10Specimen Quality And Yield
  2. 11Blood Culture Interpretation
  3. 12Susceptibility Reports And Breakpoints
  4. 13Serology Timing And Pitfalls
  5. 14Antigen Testing Applications
  6. 15PCR NAAT And Sequencing
  7. 16Inflammatory Biomarker Limits
  8. 17Imaging For Source Localization
  9. 18Biopsy Histology And Special Stains

Antimicrobial Therapy

Board-focused antimicrobial pharmacology, empiric selection, adverse effects, interactions, and stewardship principles.

  1. 19Beta Lactams And Glycopeptides
  2. 20Non Beta Lactam Antibiotics
  3. 21Empiric To Targeted Therapy
  4. 22Antifungal Drug Strategies
  5. 23Antiviral Class Selection
  6. 24Antiparasitic Treatment Principles
  7. 25Stewardship Core Decisions
  8. 26Adverse Effects And Monitoring
  9. 27Major Drug Drug Interactions

Syndrome Management I

Adult bloodstream, endovascular, CNS, respiratory, and skin infection management with source-control reasoning and diagnostic prioritization.

  1. 28Bacteremia Source And Significance
  2. 29Infective Endocarditis Approach
  3. 30Catheter And Cardiac Device Infection
  4. 31Meningitis And Encephalitis
  5. 32Community And Hospital Pneumonia
  6. 33Pleural Space And Cavitary Infection
  7. 34Cellulitis And Necrotizing Infection
  8. 35Osteomyelitis And Septic Arthritis
  9. 36Prosthetic Joint And Hardware Infection

Syndrome Management II

Adult abdominal, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, and fever syndromes, including healthcare-associated and culture-negative scenarios.

  1. 37Complicated Intra Abdominal Infection
  2. 38Infectious Diarrhea Testing Strategy
  3. 39Clostridioides Difficile Management
  4. 40Complicated UTI And Pyelonephritis
  5. 41Prostatitis And Renal Abscess
  6. 42Pelvic Infection In Adults
  7. 43Fever Of Unknown Origin
  8. 44Culture Negative Infection Patterns
  9. 45Noninfectious Mimics Of Infection

Immunocompromised Hosts

Risk-based infectious disease management in neutropenia, transplant, malignancy, biologic therapy, and critically immunosuppressed adults.

  1. 46Febrile Neutropenia Initial Management
  2. 47Persistent Neutropenic Fever
  3. 48Mold And Yeast Syndromes
  4. 49Transplant Timeline And Risk
  5. 50CMV EBV And Posttransplant Syndromes
  6. 51Biologics Steroids And Opportunistic Infection
  7. 52Asplenia And Encapsulated Pathogens
  8. 53Critical Care Infectious Problems
  9. 54Dialysis And Long Term Devices

HIV And Viral Disease

Adult HIV, STI, viral hepatitis, and selected chronic viral infections central to infectious diseases board practice.

  1. 55HIV Testing And Staging
  2. 56Initial ART Selection Principles
  3. 57OI Prophylaxis And IRIS
  4. 58Pneumocystis Toxoplasma And CNS Disease
  5. 59Cryptococcal And Mycobacterial HIV Disease
  6. 60CMV And Chronic Viral Coinfection
  7. 61Syphilis Gonorrhea And Chlamydia
  8. 62Genital Ulcer And HSV Syndromes
  9. 63HBV HCV And HDV

Mycobacteria Travel And Parasites

Tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacteria, travel medicine, tropical infections, zoonoses, and parasitic disease using exposure-based reasoning.

  1. 64Latent Tuberculosis Evaluation
  2. 65Pulmonary And Extrapulmonary TB
  3. 66Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Syndromes
  4. 67Returned Traveler Fever Framework
  5. 68Arboviruses Rickettsioses And Enteric Fever
  6. 69Rabies Brucella And Other Zoonoses
  7. 70Malaria Babesia And Hemolysis
  8. 71Intestinal Protozoa And Helminths
  9. 72CNS And Tissue Parasites

Prevention And Epidemiology

Infection prevention, healthcare epidemiology, exposure management, vaccines, outbreaks, and public health principles for adult ID consultants.

  1. 73Standard Contact Droplet Airborne Precautions
  2. 74Healthcare Associated Transmission Risks
  3. 75Reporting And Public Health Notification
  4. 76Needlestick And Blood Exposure
  5. 77Nonoccupational PEP And PrEP Principles
  6. 78Animal Bite And Rabies Prevention
  7. 79Adult Vaccine Principles In ID
  8. 80Outbreak Investigation Basics
  9. 81Stewardship Programs And Metrics
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